Windshield



J. E. PARMELEE.

Patemed Jan. 25, 1921.

IN EN T0 dim:

IrromvzyL UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. PARHELEE, LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA. ASSIGNOR TO LIL LIAN M. PARHELEE. 0! LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA.

WINDSHIEL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jun. 25. 1921.

Application filed October 30. 1917. Serial No. 199.258. Rencwed October 16. 1920. Serial No. 417.4(22H.

To all whom it wuzy "cm: i Be it known that I, Janus E. launmaus. 'acitizen of the United States, residing at the city of Los Angeles, county of Los An geles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Windshields, of which the follmving is a specification. r.

.Myinvention relates to a windshield for movmg vehicles, such as automobiles, autotrucks, aeroplanes, power boats and the likc ondthe' objeet thereof is to n'ovide a dcvicc of this character which will be cheap, simple inconstruction and operation, and which can be easily and quickly adjusted to cxr elude or permit varying quantities of air to pass 'therethrough.

Heretofore in the use of Windshields as at present in use es eeially on uutmnobilcs. when the automobi e is being driven toward the sun or when meeting an automobile cumi'ng inthc opposite direction which is driving-toward the sun 01 other bright light or during night driving with headlights burning the light is caught by the glass of the shield and reflected into the eyes of the:

driver which has often resulted in his losing control of the vehicle resulting in an accident and often the serious injury of the driver besides damaging the vehicle somctimes beyond repair thereby causing serious losses and inconvenience.

It is the prime object of my invention to produce a windshield which will'entirely obviate these objectionable features and -which Will scatter the rays of light which pass through the Windshield toward theoporator and distribute the same. in such munnor that the'operatoi"s view therethrough is at all times unobstructed regardless of the amount or intensity. of the light.

I other objects and advantages will. appear hereinafter, and while I have shown and will describe my preferred form of construc- .45 tion, it will be understood that I do not limit I myself to such preferred form but that varions'changesund adaptations may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my, invention.- l

I accomglish these objects by the inven tion desorij accompanying" drawings forming part llll'tftif in which:

reil as anitdevittionof windshield as viewed hem the vehicle.

ed herein and illustrated in the Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a top plan of a fragment of my shield showing the side wings opened. for ventilation.

Fig. 5. is an enlarged sectional detail of a portion of my device showing the de wing constrlu'tion.

Fig. I) is an cnlurgcd scctional detail of the hinge on the side wing.

Referring to the drawings my shield a'ulllpriscs a main frame composed of topnnd bottom rails T and H and side rails 9 and ill. in which frame is mounted the main shield ll of glass or any othtg.. :-t1itablc material. The top and bottom rails'i'and 3 respectively arc straight and substantially parallel while the side rails i and Ill are curved or bowed outwardly as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3, it

also bring noticcd that top rail 7 is positione i'urthcr toward the driver of the vehicle than the bottom rail which tips the shield rearwardly when the same is positioned for use on the vehicle. The bottom rail 8 is secured to the body of the vehicle 1:2 in the usual position and is secured thereto by clamps 13 in the usual manner or in any other suitable mauncr. The main shield ll is curved or bowcd to corrcspond with the top. bottom and side rails of the main frame. the result bcing a windshield of scmi cylindricul con figuration with the straight sides of the same cxtending horizontally and the curved or bowed portion extending from the driver. lllvtcnding vcrtically from the ends of the top and bottom rails at their junction with the siderails are cars or lugs 14 and 1.) which extend toward each othcr. and in these ears arc mounted the ends of a bingo member 16 in whiclfis mounted the side wings 18 and 19. Side wings 18 and 19 are of a ronfigurw tion to snugly fit the ends of the main frame and close the same to prevent the admission of air thcrcthrough when desired, and by means of the hinge connection 16 may be swung to direct the air into the interior of the drivers compartment when desired. A"

stripof rubber or other shook-absorbingmaterial 20 is secured to the inner side of the side rails 9 and 10 and acts to provide a. cushion for the curved end of said side wings when the some are closcd. and acts to prevent undiiebrcakage and also to prevent rattling when the vehicle is 'in motion. A chain o; other adjustable fastening bar is sewred to the side wings and the side rails h adjust the amount of opening of the side w rigs. Packing strips of rubber or other su table material are provided between the lass shield ll and top, bottom and sid rails within tin; slots in the usual manner to prevent breakage due to the vibration of the same when the vehicle is in motion.

{v making the glass portion of the shield of a curved or bowed construction it is possible to make the same of a much less thickness thereby reducing the cost thereof and it also oii'ersinuch less resistance to the wind L5 when the vehicle is moving as the curved constrmtion acts to divide the wind thereby reducing the amount of fuel consumed and n-ndering the cost of operation less expensive.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

l. A windshield comprising a semi-cylindricnl trunsi mrent view member, said memher being mounted at one of its longitudinal edges upon the body of a vehicle, trans- \ersely thereof. with the bowed portion extending away from the driver; a frame for said View nember in which the same is mounted; a hinge member revolubly mounted at its ends in the top and bottom members of said frame at the ends thereof; and a. side wing mounted in each of said hinge V members, the free ends of said wings being of e configuration to fitwithin the bowed 3E portion-afraid frame time the ends thereof hnd a narrow strip of shock absorbing material mounted upon the periphery of each of said side wings.

2. A windshield forvehicles comprising a substantial] rectangular frame, the hori- 40 zontal mem ers of said frame being parallel, and the side members being corved forwendly centrally of their length, said frame being secured at its lower end to the vehicle;

a transparent shield mounted in said frame; side wings hingedly connected at their ends to the upper and lower horizontal members of said rectangular frame, said side wings having their free ends semi-circular in shape to close the ends of the. shield.

. 3. A windshield comprising a transparent view member semi-cylindrical in shape, said shi'ld being mounted at one of its longitudinal edges upon the body of a vehicle transversely thereof with the bowed portion extending away from the driver; a frame for said View member in which the slime is mounted; a hinge member revolubly mount- JAMES E. PARMELEE. 

